Chapter 3 3. Dorgon Advises Emperor Shunzhi

The world has been immersed in darkness, and only the imperial palace in the capital is still brightly lit. Dorgon was still struggling to read "History of Ming Dynasty" by candlelight.Perhaps because of old age and dazzled eyes, Dorgon struggled to vaguely see the words in the history books.He was looking at how Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country in the early Ming Dynasty: "Taizu established Yu Nei. Punishing the malpractice of the Yuan Dynasty and appeasement is still strict in politics. Because of slaughter and humiliation, he treats scholar-bureaucrats like servants, and integrates political handles into one body.

The abolition of Zaifu is not established, and the power of the monarchy is rising. There has never been a... The world is roughly determined, and the emperor is concerned that the heroes will be domineering and difficult to control, which will cause trouble for future generations.Nai Luo weaves his crimes, slaughters in major events, two prisons of Hu and Lan, implicating the veteran veterans, those who are spared will be widowed, cruel nuclear and benevolent, which has never happened since ancient times. " After reading this, Dorgon concealed his thoughts: Zhu Yuanzhang used the power of Li Shanchang, Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, Feng Sheng, Deng Yu, Chang Yuchun and others to build a country, and then hunted and killed meritorious ministers under various pretexts. A little bit, but it is an effective strategy for governing the country.Now Yanjing, the capital of the Qing Dynasty, has similarities with the early Ming Dynasty: it was the beginning of the founding of the country, the country was restless, and the political power was difficult to stabilize.However, there are also differences: in the early Ming Dynasty, the Han people ruled the Han people, while in the Qing Dynasty, the Manchus ruled the Han people.According to the disposition of the Han people, it can be known that the Han people are self-reliant and would rather suffer the death penalty of their clansmen than suffer the humiliation of outsiders.From the fact that I forced them to shave their heads, the anti-Qing sentiment was soaring.

Dorgon felt that Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy of governing the country must be learned, and he must not learn all of it.It is unacceptable for him to use all kinds of pretexts to capture and kill those generals who are capable of recruiting and fighting, because if that is the case, it will easily arouse the hatred of the Han people against the Manchus.But some tough people among the Han people had to be suppressed. Dorgon couldn't help thinking of Wu Sangui.Except for Wu Sangui's active act of inviting us to enter the customs, the rest were passive.From this we can see how deep Wu Sangui's hatred for the Qing Dynasty is!Thinking of this, Dorgon shuddered.

Dorgon felt that as the emperor's uncle, he had the responsibility to pull out the nails in the emperor's administration.He was lost in thought.However, there is no way. As for Wu Sangui, it is absolutely impossible to abolish him.For the Qing Dynasty, Wu Sangui, regardless of his subjective wishes, is also a minister of great merit.If he is abolished, the old officials of the Ming Dynasty will have doubts and even have different ideas about Daqing, not to mention that Wu Sangui himself has already supported himself, so it will take some twists and turns to abolish him.Now that the country has just been established, the situation is unstable and cannot stand a big toss.However, if Wu Sangui is allowed to develop, he will eventually become a disaster for the Qing Dynasty, so he must be restrained.

But how to restrain him? Let it stay in Kyoto?Obviously not, Wu Sangui's power is all over the court, and the Han people will naturally cling to him.Over time, it will be able to form a force to contend with the imperial court.As the saying goes, how can you allow others to sleep soundly beside your own couch!The emperor was in his prime, and he definitely couldn't tolerate Wu Sangui sitting on the throne. At that time, conflicts would be unfavorable to the Qing Dynasty. Don't let it stay in Kyoto?It doesn't seem to work either.Wu Sangui had a lot of party members, and the Han people may not be jealous of Daqing, so they will naturally flock to Wu Sangui.And Wu Sangui is far away from the court, the emperor can't control him, and it will lead to disasters over time.

Dorgon thought hard for a long time, but still couldn't make a good plan, so he became irritable.He walked out of the study and came to the courtyard. As the saying goes: the fifteenth moon is sixteen round. Dorgon walked into the courtyard paved with moonlight, looked up, and sure enough.I saw that the moon was crystal clear and flawless, like a bright and vivid big jade plate.Moonlight streamed down from the big jade plate and flew in all directions. Dorgon looked at the moon floating in the sky, and suddenly his mind wandered, as if he had returned to his boyhood.Under this bright light, I will definitely play hide-and-seek with my friends.In addition to his love of hide-and-seek, he's also a great spinner!

Thinking of playing with a top, he was startled, as if a blessing came to his heart, a sudden inspiration came.Yes, playing Wu Sangui is like playing with a spinning top! As long as the hand waving the whip does not stop, the spinning top cannot stop spinning. As long as we keep mobilizing Wu Sangui so that he has no time to recuperate, it will be difficult for Wu Sangui to form a big climate. Thinking of this, Dorgon was filled with joy.He said to himself: After tomorrow morning, I must tell the emperor. After the morning court the next day, Emperor Shunzhi received Dorgon alone. Shunzhi asked the eunuch to bring a stool to Dorgon, and Dorgon sat down without refusing.Shunzhi respected Dorgon, because in a sense, his own throne was not created by himself, but was given to him by Dorgon.Because of this, a strange thought would pop up in Shunzhi's mind all the time: How could he be so kind to himself?Later, a rumor spread among the Manchus that he was the son of Dorgon.He had the idea of ​​asking the queen several times, but he was afraid that the queen would be humiliated by this, so he didn't ask.But from then on, he gradually agreed with it in his heart.

Emperor Shunzhi said to Dorgon gently: "If the regent has anything to tell me, just say it!" Dorgon said: "Now that the thief Li has been destroyed and the country has just been established, it is expected that there will be no major turmoil. Can your Majesty make arrangements for those generals?" Shunzhi said: "I am also thinking about this matter, but I have not come up with a good plan. I wonder if the regent has one?" Dorgon said: "The other generals are easy to deal with, only one needs to beware." Shunzhi asked back: "Did the regent speak of Wu Sangui?"

Dorgon said: "Exactly!" Shunzhi asked, "Why does the regent think so?" Dorgon said: "Among the generals, there are Manchus and Hans. For the Manchus, the emperor doesn't have to worry about it, he just needs to be rewarded for his meritorious deeds. As for the Han generals, he must be treated differently. People like Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, etc. It has been a long time since I surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and they have all been crowned kings. It is expected that they have no dissatisfaction, but Pingxi King Wu Sangui has never expressed his sincerity in surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, and his temperament is aggressive, and he is definitely not someone who has been under others for a long time. disciples, so we must treat them with caution.”

Shunzhi said: "The regent is right, but I don't know how to treat him?" Dorgon said: "I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I came across a method. I don't know if it is feasible?" Shunzhi said: "The regent just come." Dorgon said: "My minister thinks that Wu Sangui is the great lord of the Han people, and he must not be allowed to stay in the capital for a long time! Otherwise, he will be able to form a party member and compete with the court." Shunzhi asked back: "But if you let it go outside, wouldn't you be more afraid of letting the tiger go back to the mountain?"

Dorgon said: "The emperor's concern is extremely serious. As for Wu Sangui, he can neither be allowed to live in the capital for a long time, nor can he be allowed to support himself abroad. The only way is to constantly mobilize Wu Sangui so that he cannot rest and recuperate." Shunzhi said: "The regent is right. It's just that the country is newly established, and Wu Sangui hasn't rested since he put down the chaos. We have no excuse to mobilize him! If we insist on forcing him to leave Beijing, I'm afraid he will feel resentment towards Daqing. It is not good for the future of our country!" Dorgon thought to himself, why wait until today?Wu Sangui had long harbored resentment towards Daqing.Dorgon did not dare to tell Emperor Shunzhi what he thought in his heart, he was afraid that the emperor would not be able to warn him because he was young and shallow, but would make him worry.Dorgon said: "For Wu Sangui, of course you can't use coercion!" Shunzhi asked: "Then, what method should we use?" Dorgon was anxious, yes!In what way?I only blamed myself for being impatient for a while, and before I thought about the problem thoroughly, I ran to tell the emperor, which made the emperor anxious. Dorgon was very frustrated by this.